February 2020 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: HoS choHwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 Feb '20

20 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2020 Klingon word: HoS choHwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: transtator Source: veS QonoS This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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A dream..
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

wa'Hu' ram jIQongtaHvIS jInajpu'. 'ej DeSDu' Hugh jIH je boppu' mIlloghmey DIleghpu'bogh.. logh marines maH DeSDu''e' Hugh'e' jIH'e' je, 'ej Qu' wIturmeH matlheDnIS. lupDujHom lutIjta' Hugh DeSDu' je, 'ej muloS.. ngugh, lupDujHomvam vItIj je, 'ej vItIjta'DI', HughvaD DeSDu'vaD je jIjatlh: juppu', pelegh ! Qu' buqwIjDaq paqvam vItu'pu' ! 'ej HughvaD DeSDu'vaD je tlhIngan Hamlet paq vI'agh.. ghIq, tlheD lupDujHom.. ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Klingon Word of the Day: SIqnaSwaq
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Klingon word: SIqnaSwaq Part of speech: noun Definition: elf, gnome Source: qepHom 2019 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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yuQ Suv Duj 'ar or yuQ luSuv Duj 'ar ?
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

This must be pretty straightforward, but I'll ask anyway. Recently, we'd been given the following examples, with regards to how the construction {noun 'ar}, is to be treated, i.e. singular or plural. Duj 'ar DIlegh ? bIQ 'ar wIlegh ? So, if the questioned object is countable, then we use a plural prefix. But does the opposite apply too ? If we have a questioned subject which is countable, then do we again use a plural prefix ? Should one say {yuQ Suv Duj 'ar} or {yuQ luSuv Duj 'ar} ? I'm pretty sure it must be {yuQ luSuv Duj 'ar}, but I'd like to make certain. ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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'op jajmey..
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

'op jajmey.. qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey, QapHa'law' Hoch. ghe''or jaH yInlIj Hoch; 'e' DaHar, qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey.. qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey bItulchoHlaHbe', DejchoHlaw'mo' DI'rujlIj. bItulchoHlaHbe', ngabchoHlaw'mo' Hoch vangmeH wIvmeylIj. mo'Daq Ha'DIbaH vonlu'pu'; Ha'DIbaHvam Darur 'e' DaHar, qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey. nItapmeH, nIcholchoHtaH DI'ruj tlhoy'mey e' DaHar, qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey SoHvaD, tera'vamDaq qaSchoH ghe''or.. 'e' DaHar, qaStaHvIS 'op jajmey. ngugh bIQIlchoH.. 'ej ngugh QobchoH ghu'.. ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Klingon Word of the Day: laS
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 17, 2020 Klingon word: laS Part of speech: verb Definition: ink up, put paint on a brush Source: qepHom 2015 p.19 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: Dotrar
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2020 Klingon word: Dotrar Part of speech: noun Definition: constellation Source: qep'a' 26 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: Qa'
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 Feb '20

15 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, February 15, 2020 Klingon word: Qa' Part of speech: noun Definition: *kkha*, type of animal Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Legal threats/claims re Klingon language use (incl.pIqaD)
by Sai 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

Hello all. I noticed on the mailing list archives that there have been some mentions of legal threats or claims of ownership made by Paramount/CBS as to the "unlicensed" use of Klingon.* If you or someone you know has received a legal threat over using Klingon, or assertion of ownership of Klingon as a language, from Paramount/CBS/Viacom, I would appreciate if you could forward me a copy / links of the original, off-list. (Even if it's from the 1990s or earlier.) Please don't send stuff about enforcing other aspects of Star Trek (e.g. Klingons as a race, storylines, logos, costumes, Klingon-language excerpts from published works, etc) — I'm only asking about claims of sovereignty over the Klingon *language* (including pIqaD). And no need to send stuff re Axanar. I wrote https://conlang.org/axanar ;-) If you know any law reviews / legal memos about it, please send those also. I'm aware of 3 (in addition to the amicus brief): 1. LCS' Dentons memo <http://conlang.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/Dentons-Conlang-Memo-public-versi…> 2. Michael Adelman - Constructed Languages and Copyright - A Brief History and Proposal for Divorce, 27 Harv. J. Law & Tech 543 (2014) 3. Allen-Franks, Copyright protection for individual words of an invented language, 40(5) EIPR 311-318 (2018) My intention here is not to start another thread about the law here (though discussion of C&Ds, "license" agreements, formal legal writings about it, etc is on topic). FWIW: in the Axanar case, we deliberately did not contact KLI because (a) timing was too tight, (b) our position needed to be staunchly independent, (c) KLI has a "license" agreement that makes its position a bit precarious to push or be overtly adversarial to Paramount, and (d) it'd risk waiving our attorney-client privilege. I hope that y'all understood that, and didn't take offense at what must have seemed like an out-of-the-blue intercession. However, I would appreciate comments (on or off list) about what you thought of the LCS' position in Axanar, or what you think about the potential outcomes if it were to be actually litigated to the point of getting a direct court opinion about conlang copyrightability (or trademark on "Klingon" when used to refer to the language). Sincerely, Sai Founder, Language Creation Society (Speaking purely on my own behalf at the moment.) * Collection of substantive discussion thread roots - please link any others I've missed: https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1994/February/msg00251.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1994/December/msg00411.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1995/April/msg00141.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1995/June/msg00413.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1996/February/msg00241.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1996/May/msg00196.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1997/January/msg00412.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1997/May/msg00422.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1997/May/msg00446.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1997/May/msg00453.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1997/May/msg00505.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/1999/April/msg00178.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2001/May/msg00247.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2002/June/msg00330.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2003/July/msg00279.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2003/July/msg00316.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2003/July/msg00392.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2003/July/msg00399.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2004/January/msg00788.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2004/January/msg00800.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2007/February/msg00038.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2009/June/msg00149.html https://www.kli.org/tlhIngan-Hol/2009/July/msg00007.html

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Klingon Word of the Day: ghegh
by Klingon Word of the Day 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, February 14, 2020 Klingon word: ghegh Part of speech: verb Definition: be rough Source: TKD (86 KE, 150 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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